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PowerVR SGX543MP2 vs PowerVR SGX543MP3 vs PowerVR SGX554MP4

PowerVR SGX543MP2

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The PowerVR SGX543MP2 (series 5XT) is an integrated graphics card for ARM based SoCs. It is e.g. used in the Apple A5 (iPhone 4s and iPad 2) and offers 8 unified shader cores that support OpenGL ES 2.0.

PowerVR SGX543MP3

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The PowerVR SGX543MP3 (series 5XT) is an integrated graphics card for ARM based SoCs. It is e.g. used in the Apple A6 (iPhone 5 and 5c) and offers 12 unified shader cores that support OpenGL ES 2.0.

PowerVR SGX554MP4

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The PowerVR SGX554MP4 (series 5XT) is an integrated graphics card usually used in ARM based SoCs. It is e.g. used in the Apple A6X (iPad 4) SoC. It offers 4 graphics cores with 8 SIMDs each and is able to reach 76.8 GLOPs at 300 MHz. The GPU itself supports OpenGL ES 2.0, DirectX9 and OpenCL 1.1. In the Apple A6X the GPU cores are positioned near the two 64 Bit memory controllers leading to a very good memory bandwidth at the time.

Sources: iPad 4 review, Anandtech

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PowerVR SGX543MP2PowerVR SGX543MP3PowerVR SGX554MP4
PowerVR SGX500 Series
SGX554MP4 32
SGX543MP4 16
SGX543MP3 12
SGX543MP2 8
SGX545 4/2 cores @ 0.53 GHz
SGX544MP2 8/4 cores @ 0.3 - 0.53 GHz
SGX544 4/2 cores @ 0.38 GHz
SGX540 4/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX535 2/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX531 2/1 cores
SGX530 2/1 cores
SGX554MP4 32
SGX543MP4 16
SGX543MP3 12
SGX543MP2 8
SGX545 4/2 cores @ 0.53 GHz
SGX544MP2 8/4 cores @ 0.3 - 0.53 GHz
SGX544 4/2 cores @ 0.38 GHz
SGX540 4/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX535 2/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX531 2/1 cores
SGX530 2/1 cores
SGX554MP4 32
SGX543MP4 16
SGX543MP3 12
SGX543MP2 8
SGX545 4/2 cores @ 0.53 GHz
SGX544MP2 8/4 cores @ 0.3 - 0.53 GHz
SGX544 4/2 cores @ 0.38 GHz
SGX540 4/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX535 2/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX531 2/1 cores
SGX530 2/1 cores
ArchitecturePowerVR SGX5PowerVR SGX5PowerVR SGX5
Pipelines8 - unified12 - unified32 - unified
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1, OpenGL ES 2.0DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1, OpenGL ES 2.0DirectX 9, OpenGL ES 2.0
technology40 nm40 nm32 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 2.0OpenGL ES 2.0OpenGL ES 2.0
Date of Announcement16.03.2009 16.03.2009 23.10.2012
InformationOpenCL 1.1

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
11596 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
2824 Points (0%)
min: 2707     avg: 4575     median: 4574.5 (1%)     max: 6442 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
5583 Points (1%)
min: 2687     avg: 6715     median: 6714.5 (1%)     max: 10742 Points
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX543MP3
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 6.7     avg: 6.8     median: 6.8 (0%)     max: 6.8 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX554MP4
min: 2.7     avg: 9.4     median: 9.4 (0%)     max: 16 fps
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Off-screen
1174 Points (41%)
1373 Points (48%)
min: 1425     avg: 1734     median: 1733.5 (60%)     max: 2042 Points
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
5819 Points (51%)
11353 Points (100%)
min: 2997     avg: 4728     median: 4727.5 (42%)     max: 6458 Points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 GPU
3482 Points (36%)
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
13.7 fps (23%)
Basemark X 1.0 - Basemark X 1.0 Off-Screen
min: 7.562     avg: 7.6     median: 7.6 (36%)     max: 7.575 fps
2.3 fps (11%)
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
45 fps (67%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
1162 Points (0%)
2292 Points (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
1759 Points (3%)
795 Points (1%)
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
1930 Points (42%)

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX543MP2 → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX543MP3 → 156% n=2

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX554MP4 → 114% n=2

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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